Call Your Mother is ringing the dinner bell for the first time ever at its Pike & Rose location. “That’s right: Call Your Mother is doing dinner! You can now fulfill your dreams of having Call Your Mother for every meal of the day.”

Call Your Mother, the award-winning Jew-ish deli, opened at Pike & Rose back on September 20th. Located at 11807 Grand Park Ave. in North Bethesda, MD, the bagel shop and deli features homemade, signature bagels, creative sandwiches, coffee, and nostalgic pastries. Now, they’re adding dinner to their repertoire.


Crumbl Cookies opened its first MoCo location about a year and a half ago at Federal Plaza in Rockville. Tonight we learned of a third Montgomery County location coming to the Kentlands neighborhood in Gaithersburg.

The bakery, known for its long box of cookies, signed on for its second location back in November– near Wegmans at The Shops at Seneca Meadows shopping center in Germantown. The shop will be located at 20650 Seneca Meadows Pkwy, in what used to be home to Sprint, next to Sally Beauty. An opening date for that location has not yet been provided.


A little over a year ago, Chef Victor Albisu announced that the first Maryland location of Taco Bamba would open in Rockville’s Congressional Plaza in Spring 2021 (the restaurant opened in June 2021). The cult favorite takeout taqueria’s newest location will be in Quince Orchard Plaza in Gaithersburg.

The new restaurant will be located in the space that was formerly home to Urban Crawfish at 670 Quince Orchard Road, next to the upcoming Miyaji Kebab and Rumali Rolls (which is next to Beers & Cheers Too).


Today,  March 1, 2022, is National Pancake Day and from 7am to 4pm you can get a free short stack at IHOP as a part of IHOP’s effort to raise money for children’s charities.  IHOP is encouraging diners to make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).

Per IHOP: Offer is for dine-in only. One free short stack (three buttermilk pancakes) per guest. Hours may vary by participating restaurant.


Updated on 3/20/22 with additional information

Life shouldn’t be about views, likes, and shares, but this article will be as we take a look back at the upcoming restaurants that have created the most buzz on our website and associated social media accounts this winter. In 2021 we created a list of all the upcoming restaurant openings in the county, but today we’re going to highlight the five that have generated the most buzz in terms of views, likes, and shares in the first two months of the year.


Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana will be opening its long awaited Montgomery Mall location in mid to late March, according to a social media post by WTOP’s Neal Augenstein.

Frank Pepe’s is located in the old Bobby’s Burger Palace location on the lower level across from Cheesecake Factory.


In December, we let you know that Sharetea, a bubble tea cafe located at 13012 Middlebrook Road in Germantown Commons, would be coming to Germantown.

The international bubble tea brand was established in Taiwan in 1992 and has since grown to over 300 stores worldwide. This will be its first Montgomery County location and first in Maryland.


Shake Shack has fenced off site of its upcoming Kentlands location as it prepares to break ground for its third location in Montgomery County.

On July 8, 2021, Shake Shack was granted approval for the construction of a 4,700 square foot building with outdoor seating as the second of three commercial infill sites totaling 16,000 square feet along Kentlands Square Place. The burger chain was granted its license to sell beer and wine on the premises during its Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) hearing on January 6th.


Lenscrafters will be opening two new MoCo locations in the coming months, with new locations coming to Pike & Rose and Rio. The eyewear retailer has posted signage at both locations indicating they are “coming soon.”

LensCrafters offers eye exams and sells prescription glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses. “Customers can expect to find innovative technology, the newest styles, and unparalleled personalized service. They offer a wide range of prescription lenses for eyeglasses and sunglasses, perfectly tailored to your lifestyle.”


Back in August of 2020 we let you know that HalfSmoke would be opening a Rockville location in Rockville Town Square. Though it hasn’t opened yet, it’s still in the plans for the DC-based restaurant.

Now we know of a new location, HalfSmoke Bethesda, which will be opening in the Montgomery Mall food court, as first reported by The MoCo Source on Instagram. It will be located in the former home of Coldstone Creamery and more recently Gelato Galaxy.


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